24 February 2026
Hello Again,
SK Hideaways has Jackie and Shadow and Chase and Cholyn’s eggs on video!
28-Year-Old Cholyn and Chase Welcome 1st Egg of the Season🎉
In their 23rd season together, 28-year-old Cholyn and Chase welcomed their first egg. Cholyn fooled fans for a few nights before laying this first egg, but, of course, she had her own schedule. Congratulations! (2026 Feb 24)
Video: https://youtu.be/q3g9NCeN04E
Jackie Lays Egg #1 of Second Clutch ~ Shadow Checks on Jackie, Meets Egg 🥰
Jackie and Shadow welcomed the first egg of their second clutch. Wishing them a successful outcome. (2026 Feb 24)
Video: https://youtu.be/2xmOylatUyg
I am just overjoyed.
We have another egg – and there could be more that I have missed.
The female at the Glen Hazel (new name for Pittsburg-Hays nest) has laid her first egg on the 24th, too. There are going to be a lot of hatches on the same day or near to one another!
SPO wrote: “The Camera Came Back — And Minutes Later, the Season Began
For a brief stretch on February 24, the Glen Hazel (Hays) bald eagle nest cam was offline.
Then it returned.
GHF, known to many as Mom, was already on the nest when the live stream came back online. She wasn’t resting quietly. She was moving with intention, slowly circling the nest bowl, tugging at grasses, digging gently into the cup she had carefully shaped. Every few steps she paused, scanning her surroundings as wind lifted the feathers along her head and back.
The sun was shining over Pittsburgh. The tree swayed slightly. It looked like a typical late winter afternoon.
But within minutes, it became something much more.
After about twenty minutes of steady nest preparation, GHF lowered herself into the bowl. Her back feathers lifted subtly. Her posture changed.
At approximately 3:00 PM EST, she laid the first egg of the 2026 season.
And viewers watched it happen live.
Almost immediately after laying, she rose carefully and stepped back.
She looked at the egg.
For the first time this year, viewers saw it clearly in the nest bowl, resting against the grasses she had just arranged. It was a quiet but powerful moment, the official start of another nesting season at the Hays site.
When she settled back down, something caught viewers’ attention. At first, she did not fully tuck the egg beneath her. It remained slightly visible in front of her body as the breeze continued to ripple through her feathers.
Within a few minutes, she adjusted. She shifted her footing, lowered herself more securely, and gently pulled the egg fully underneath her.
Incubation had begun.”
Thank you so much to SK Hideaways for their videos so generously share with us, to SPO for their reporting of the Glen Hazel news and to the owners of the streaming cams that allow us into the lives of our favourite eagles.
Thank you also to you, my dear readers, who love these birds so much. I know that you are so excited. Perhaps Jackie and Shadow will be lucky with their second clutch – gosh, please send them good energy – and let’s wish Chase and Cholyn an eaglet to care for this year. Best wishes to Pix Cams and the Glen Hazel couple. Take care everyone.
Hugo Yugo wishes you the best night’s sleep!
